Definition
发疯 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to go crazy' or 'to act madly'. It can be used literally for mental illness or figuratively for reckless behavior. When separated, the object 疯 can be modified by a measure word or adjective: 发了一次疯 ('had a crazy episode'), 发什么疯 ('what madness is this'). The verb 发 carries the action, and 疯 is the result or state.
v.o.
to go crazyto lose one's mind(figuratively) to act wildly or recklessly
Examples
- ，发疯。Tā zuìjìn yālì tài dà, kuàiyào fā fēng le.He's been under so much pressure lately that he's about to go crazy.
- ，。Tā fā le yí cì fēng, bǎ jiā lǐ de dōngxi dōu zá le.He had a crazy episode and smashed everything in the house.
- 发疯，！Bié fā fēng le, zhèyàng kāichē tài wēixiǎn!Stop acting crazy — driving like this is too dangerous!
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